Palo Alto Networks has launched a pilot for a new NextWave Partner Program specialization, one it says will allow partners to take advantage of the security opportunities around AWS and other public cloud vendors.

With a rise in the number of IoT devices, customers are more and more looking for partners who can help close the gap around security, Fortinet Vice President of Strategic Programs Jonathan Nguyen-Duy said.

McAfee and Cisco announced a partnership at McAfee MPOWER in Las Vegas, which brings together McAfee's Data Exchange Layer with Cisco's Platform Exchange Grid for sharing or threat event context and automation.

The 'serious weakness' in the WPA2 protocol allows for attackers to not only read and steal information transmitted across Wi-Fi, but also potentially manipulate the data or insert malware, researchers said Monday.

Students who graduate from the nonprofit's courses earn technology certifications, including the CompTIA A+ certification for Tech Fundamentals, and the CompTIA Security+, Network+ and Linux+ certifications for the cybersecurity program.

The UpGuard Cyber Risk Team finds that Accenture had left four AWS S3 storage buckets unsecured, saying in a blog post that it exposed 'data that could have been used to attack both Accenture and its clients.'